'Ring Weapon of Choice?

[DEV0 E30]

Damn,, how true this is,,

as i have been there A LOT ,, and i am NOT the fastest driver there,, and not trying to at all

rent a car ,, you can get 4 laps for 300€,, and all incl

http://www.rent4ring.de/en/info/rentals-for-the-nordschleife.html#p175_allinc

do not try to be a hero.. the trafic is sometimes so enormous that you are almost JUST looking in the rearview mirror to let faster cars pass you,,

on those days its impossible to learn an ideal raceline,,

instead of try going FAST,, and ..maby,, collide,,, enjoy the stay and drive safe

I like this advice, and seems logical.

I would go a different route. I wouldn't purchase a car especially a used one to take on the ring, unless I was bringing it home afterwards.

See: James Crivellone with his E30 Touring.

Pay the fastest racers, with the fastest cars (or your favorite for whatever reason) a small but decent amount of money to sit in their passenger seats. That is after you have some seat time yourself for a few laps. It will be the most wild ride ever if you get someone who really knows the track, or is just nuts and happy to give you a ride. Like a ring Taxi, only you don't have to wait on a list, you just ask politely and see if they say yes. Spend that other money you would use on a car on different parts of your trip to make it memorable, with activities.

See: Sabine... oh wait:

Bro, do you even nordschleife?


And for op.. They make things called airplanes, ever heard of them?

Achievement Unlocked: Julien with the post to make everyone jelly.

Well played.

[Julien]

Sneaky fucking Belgians...

Bro, do you even nordschleife?


And for op.. They make things called airplanes, ever heard of them?

[matthugie]

That's the thing about Belgians, sometimes, they move, but they stay Belgian.

Sneaky fucking Belgians...

[tttoon]

That's the thing about Belgians, sometimes, they move, but they stay Belgian.

[MikeLenoch5]

That was actually a joke directed at him, he's Belgian. He's spent time wrenching on cars in a parking spot on the side of the road to make it to the ring. The man knows what he's talking about...

"Asheville" doesn't sound especially Belgian, but I digress...

[MikeLenoch5]

Damn,, how true this is,,

as i have been there A LOT ,, and i am NOT the fastest driver there,, and not trying to at all

rent a car ,, you can get 4 laps for 300€,, and all incl

http://www.rent4ring.de/en/info/rentals-for-the-nordschleife.html#p175_allinc

do not try to be a hero.. the trafic is sometimes so enormous that you are almost JUST looking in the rearview mirror to let faster cars pass you,,

on those days its impossible to learn an ideal raceline,,

instead of try going FAST,, and ..maby,, collide,,, enjoy the stay and drive safe

I know.

[matthugie]

I'm guessing he doesn't.

That was actually a joke directed at him, he's Belgian. He's spent time wrenching on cars in a parking spot on the side of the road to make it to the ring. The man knows what he's talking about...

[Alpina]

So you want to get a european-market only car that is impossible to federalize and import it into the US? You may want to rethink this strategy...

Furthermore, how experienced of a driver are you? People crash on the ring. A lot. I might suggest a rental the first few times around, with full walkaway insurance.

Damn,, how true this is,,

as i have been there A LOT ,, and i am NOT the fastest driver there,, and not trying to at all

rent a car ,, you can get 4 laps for 300€,, and all incl

http://www.rent4ring.de/en/info/rentals-for-the-nordschleife.html#p175_allinc

do not try to be a hero.. the trafic is sometimes so enormous that you are almost JUST looking in the rearview mirror to let faster cars pass you,,

on those days its impossible to learn an ideal raceline,,

instead of try going FAST,, and ..maby,, collide,,, enjoy the stay and drive safe

[MikeLenoch5]

Bro, do you even know about Europe?

I'm guessing he doesn't.

[MikeLenoch5]

so you will be studying abroad in europe? the absolute last thing you want to worry about is messing with a car. go on the school planned trips, get wasted, have fun.. don't waste your time with an old pos car- does your school even offer parking?

I'm going to get an apartment with parking -- it'll likely be outside, so I'm going to invest in a car cover.

Oh, and European schools don't have half as many (or any) clubs or organizations like American schools. So school-sponsored trips are highly unlikely. I will meet up with friends of mine living in Basel, Warsaw and Düsseldorf though.

[matthugie]

so you will be studying abroad in europe? the absolute last thing you want to worry about is messing with a car. go on the school planned trips, get wasted, have fun.. don't waste your time with an old pos car- does your school even offer parking?

Bro, do you even know about Europe?

[Julien]

Hey guys,

hopefully I will be studying abroad this fall and next spring at the Goethe Institut Frankfurt -- only about an hour away from the fabled Nürburgring Nordschleife.

The plan is to choose a Euro-market-only (by that, I mean a car never released in the 'States) car to daily drive while living at Frankfurt and to also use on the 'Ring during weekends. Ultimately, the plan is to bring said car back to my native Chicago.

I want something sporty, light, relatively reliable, affordable to maintain, manual, economical, on the small side -- and most importantly of all, hopefully not another BMW. I've shared an E36 and an E90 and owned three E30s of my own. I'm ready to experience something new!

My maximum price range is roughly 7,000€, so no Lancia Delta Integrale Evos!

Think outside the box -- hopefully this can be fun for you all to play with the idea if you were doing this dream trip yourselves!

Vielen Dank!

so you will be studying abroad in europe? the absolute last thing you want to worry about is messing with a car. go on the school planned trips, get wasted, have fun.. don't waste your time with an old pos car- does your school even offer parking?

[MikeLenoch5]

Just look at what people are using in the real world. Tons and tons of guys race and rally with Peugeots (especially the 205 GTI) and Alfas (especially the GTV). If they were such unreliable pieces of crap, then why would that happen? Also, considering every other taxi in North Africa and the Middle East is a Peugeot with hundreds of thousands of miles on the clock, I think you'll do fine ;)

Not if you're smart about it. You need to be proactive.

QFT

Gotcha. I'll quit my worrying, and look for a 205 GTI with low-mileage, plenty of documentation and in good running order!

[Emre]

Also, while I'm just about set on a Peugeot 205, 106 or 306 (or maybe, just maybe an Alfa), a Bimmerforums user wrote the following on my thread there...

Just look at what people are using in the real world. Tons and tons of guys race and rally with Peugeots (especially the 205 GTI) and Alfas (especially the GTV). If they were such unreliable pieces of crap, then why would that happen? Also, considering every other taxi in North Africa and the Middle East is a Peugeot with hundreds of thousands of miles on the clock, I think you'll do fine ;)

To have a used car with 20 odd years that's reliable on track is pure luck.

Not if you're smart about it. You need to be proactive.

So just get what you want the most and be done with it. Go out and drive them before buying, decide then.

QFT

[70ccrossi]

Been many times to the schleife with my old JDM integra dc2, best track i know imo together with Spa Fr